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RemoteLJ
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Remote Control Panel for a 600dpi HP LaserJet printer
version 1.00
© Chris Bell, 1998
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This application will allow you to control many of the default settings
on a Hewlett-Packard 600dpi LaserJet printer. One of its most useful
features is easy access to the 'Economode' draft printing mode, which
can double the life of your toner cartidge.
• !RemoteLJ installs itself on the iconbar next to the printer driver
and the full Remote Control Panel is accessed via a SELECT click on
its icon.
• An ADJUST click on the icon will toggle Economode on or off, the
current state being indicated on the icon itself. (It also toggles
the print density, as described below.)
• Clicking MENU on the icon will display the main configuration menu.
The Remote Control Panel is straightforward to use - just alter any of
the settings and click on the 'Set printer' icon.
Acorn's interactive 'Help' or David Pilling's 'Bubble Help' can be used
to obtain information on individual items in the RemoteLJ.
(Note - some applications will override the settings you make in
RemoteLJ.)
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Iconbar menu
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Three items can be set from the iconbar menu. Your choices will
be saved when you select 'Save default' from the main Remote Control
Panel...
1. Normal density
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2. Economode density
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The values selected here will be used when Economode is toggled off and
on with an ADJUST click on the iconbar icon. A setting of 3 is normal,
although a lower value can often be used with new toner cartridges and a
higher value can help when print begins to fade. 1 is recommended for
Economode, to give the maximum economy when printing drafts.
3. Error detection?
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This option should normally be selected as it prevents the computer from
freezing when the printer isn't able to receive data for some reason
(eg. no paper). In such cases an error message will be displayed
instead.
However, you may usefully deselect this option if you are using a CC
Turbo Driver or some other means of buffering the printer output.
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Configuration
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Automatic printer configuration
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RemoteLJ can be setup to automatically configure your LaserJet printer
every time you switch on your computer, as follows...
1. Setup up the Remote Control Panel in your chosen manner and save the
configuration by clicking on the 'Save default' icon.
2. EITHER install the complete !RemoteLJ application directory inside
'!Boot.Choices.Boot.Tasks'.
OR add a suitable command to run !RemoteLJ from inside
'!Boot.Choices.Boot.Tasks.!Boot'.
3. UNLESS you are using a CC Turbo Driver, you must ensure that Acorn's
Printer Driver is properly set up in extra good time. Do this by
moving the 'Run !Printers' command (or similar) from '!Boot.Choices.
Boot.Tasks.!Boot', to the end of '!Boot.Choices.Boot.Desktop', just
before the command to turn off the hourglass.
Printer Drivers
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To allow the full use of RemoteLJ's features, use one of the enclosed
printer drivers instead of Acorn's or Computer Concepts'...
'x-LasJet-5' replaces Acorn's 'LasJet-5',
'x-LJ-IV' replaces CC's 'LJ-IV'.
Alternately you can modify your particular printer driver. Instructions
are given in the 'ReadMe' file inside the Printers directory.
(Note - you should normally select the 'No highlights' text option.)
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Notes
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I have tested RemoteLJ with a LaserJet 5L printer and OS version 3.50,
but I see no reason why it shouldn't also work with other combinations.
Although I have found it to be both useful and reliable, I will not be
held responsible for any problems it may cause anyone else, for
whatever reason!
Thanks are due to Mike Cook for his tips in Acorn User magazine, and to
The Flying Pig for his permission to use this Help text reader.
I would be interested to hear of any bugs that anyone might find in
RemoteLJ or of any suggestions for improvements...
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Copyright, etc
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RemoteLJ: © Chris Bell, 1998
Help text reader: © The Flying Pig!, 1992
Chris Bell
Highpath Engineering
Cornant, Cribyn, LLANBEDR PS, Ceredigion, SA48 7QW, UK
email: chrisbell@argonet.co.uk